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American author known for her depictions of the American Midwest. Cather's works often feature female protagonists, showcasing their resilience and growth in challenging environments. Her notable works include 'My Ántonia' and 'O Pioneers!'

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“In a few hours one could cover that incalculable distance; from the winter country and homely neighbours, to the city where the air trembled like a tuning-fork with unimaginable possibilities.”

Country Hours Cities Air Possibility Distance Winter Neighbour Forks Unimaginable Tuning Homely

Book:Lucy Gayheart

Source: Lucy Gayheart

“Merely having seen the season change in a country gave one the sense of having been there for a long time.”

Long Country Time Long Time Seasons Seasons Change

Book:The Essential Willa Cather Collection

Source: The Essential Willa Cather Collection

“People always think the bread of another country is better than their own.”

People Thinking Country Bread

Book:The Best of Willa Cather

Source: The Best of Willa Cather

“Yet the summer which was to change everything was coming nearer every day. When boys and girls are growing up, life can't stand still, not even in the quietest of country towns; and they have to grow up, whether they will or no. That is what their elders are always forgetting.”

Stills Country Girl Grows Forget Boys Growing Up Growing Summer Towns Elders Boy And Girl

Book:The Best of Willa Cather

Source: The Best of Willa Cather

“There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.”

Made Country Land Materials Starlight Creeks

Book:My Ántonia

Source: My Ántonia

“The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.”

Men Heart Country Wisdom History Cinco De Mayo

Author:Willa Cather

“Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.”

Long Country Lying Towns Winter Stale Sullen Shabby Winter Season Winter Time Winter Months Winter Weather

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“Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.”

Humans Country Absence Depressing Landmarks Disheartening Most Depressing

Book:The Essential Willa Cather Collection

Source: The Essential Willa Cather Collection

“There is something frank and joyous and young in the open face of the country. It gives itself ungrudgingly to the moods of the season, holding nothing back.”

Giving Country Earth Faces Young Seasons Mood Frank Joyous

Book:The Best of Willa Cather

Source: The Best of Willa Cather

“There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills or fields. If there was a road, I could not make it out in the faint starlight. There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.”

Ifs Made Country Stars Tree Land Fields Materials Hills Fence Starlight Creeks

Book:My Ántonia

Source: My Ántonia

About the Author

Born: December 7, 1873
Died: April 24, 1947
Known for: Author
Quotes: 304

Books & Sources

The Best of Willa CatherRelated source material

My ÁntoniaRelated source material

Death Comes for the ArchbishopRelated source material

My Mortal EnemyRelated source material

The Professor's HouseRelated source material

The Essential Willa Cather CollectionRelated source material

The Song of the LarkRelated source material

Not Under FortyRelated source material

O Pioneers!Related source material

Willa Cather in person: interviews, speeches, and lettersRelated source material

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